Not much is known of the manor house before construction of the tower. Archaeologists suggest it may have originally been a great hall. Made from timber.
Only after the building of the great tower did Radcliffe manor actually have any record of it's appearance. But to have this tower built De Radcliffe had to get permission from the king to fortify his property.
On the 15th of August 1403 "A licence to crenellate"from King Henry IV gave permission for De Radcliffe to build a new great hall, two towers and an outer wall to enclose these within. There has been much debate amongst archaeologists working on the site as to wether one or two towers was built. but as of now there has only been evidence of there being one.
Although the tower is now the only remaining element of De Radcliffe's creation there was a great hall built at the same time to the west of the tower that is no longer standing.
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